subroutine initrtc(gdp)
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!!--description-----------------------------------------------------------------
! NONE
!!--pseudo code and references--------------------------------------------------
! NONE
!!--declarations----------------------------------------------------------------
    use precision
    !
    use globaldata
    !
    implicit none
    !
    type(globdat),target :: gdp
    !
    ! The following list of pointer parameters is used to point inside the gdp structure
    !
    real(fp)     , dimension(:,:) , pointer :: zrtcsta
    integer                       , pointer :: ifirstrtc
    integer                       , pointer :: stacnt
    integer                       , pointer :: rtcmod
    integer      , dimension(:,:) , pointer :: mnrtcsta
    character(20), dimension(:)   , pointer :: namrtcsta
    logical                       , pointer :: rtcact
    character(256)                , pointer :: filrtc
!
!! executable statements -------------------------------------------------------
!
    zrtcsta    => gdp%gdrtc%zrtcsta
    ifirstrtc  => gdp%gdrtc%ifirstrtc
    stacnt     => gdp%gdrtc%stacnt
    rtcmod     => gdp%gdrtc%rtcmod
    mnrtcsta   => gdp%gdrtc%mnrtcsta
    namrtcsta  => gdp%gdrtc%namrtcsta
    rtcact     => gdp%gdrtc%rtcact
    filrtc     => gdp%gdrtc%filrtc
    !
    ifirstrtc = 1
    stacnt = 0
    rtcmod = noRTC
    !
    nullify(gdp%gdrtc%mnrtcsta)
    nullify(gdp%gdrtc%namrtcsta)
    nullify(gdp%gdrtc%zrtcsta)
    !
    rtcact = .false.
    !
    filrtc = ' '
end subroutine initrtc